Carleton G. Howe

Carleton G. Howe
President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
In office
1953–1955
Preceded byMerrill W. Harris
Succeeded byAsa S. Bloomer
Member of the Vermont Senate
In office
1947–1959
Serving with Melford D. Bibens (1946), James B. Gibney (1948), Waldo C. Holden (1950), George M. Hawks (1952), T. Garry Buckley (1954, 1956)
Preceded byNorton Barber, Walter Hard
Succeeded byJohn B. Harte, George Van Santvoord
ConstituencyBennington County
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1945–1947
Preceded byHarry Warner
Succeeded byRobert Warner
ConstituencyDorset
Personal details
Born(1898-04-04)April 4, 1898
Cañon City, Colorado, US
DiedSeptember 21, 1993(1993-09-21) (aged 95)
Manchester, Vermont, US
Resting placeMaple Hill Cemetery, Dorset, Vermont, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mary Louise Bacon
Dorothy Batchelder
Children2
EducationUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
OccupationOrchardist
Military service
ServiceUnited States Navy
Years of service1917–1919
RankEnsign
UnitUSS Pocahontas
WarsWorld War I

Carleton G. Howe (March 4, 1898 – September 21, 1993) was a Vermont orchardist and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.

Biography

Carleton Gibson Howe was born in Cañon City, Colorado on March 4, 1898. He was raised and educated in the Chicago area and served in the United States Navy during World War I, attaining the rank of ensign while serving aboard the transport ship USS Pocahontas.[1][2][3]

In 1922 Howe graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.[4][5][6] Howe settled in Dorset, Vermont, where he owned and operated a successful apple growing business.[7]

A Republican, Howe served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947.[8] In 1946 he won election to the Vermont Senate, where he served from 1947 to 1959. From 1955 to 1957 Howe served as Senate President.[9] Howe ran unsuccessfully for renomination to the State Senate in 1958.[10]

Howe was a Delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention, and he was an alternate delegate in 1956. In the late 1950s he served as Chairman of the Vermont Republican Party.[11][12][13]

Howe died in Manchester on September 21, 1993.[14][15] He was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Dorset.[16]

References

  1. ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1955, page 714
  2. ^ United States Department of the Navy (1919). U.S. Navy Directory. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. p. 112. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  3. ^ United States Department of the Navy (1920). U.S. Navy Directory. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. p. 455. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  4. ^ University of Illinois, The Illini, Volume 25, 1918, page 358
  5. ^ University of Illinois, Annual Register, 1921, page 502
  6. ^ University of Illinois, The Illini, Volume 29, 1923, page 391
  7. ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1951, page 690
  8. ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1947, page 410
  9. ^ Vermont Archives and Records Administration Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate since 1870, 2011, page 6
  10. ^ Phil Savory, Harte-Hewitt Beat Howe for Senate, Bennington Banner, September 10, 1958
  11. ^ Washington Afro-American, Rep. Martin's 'Colored Fellow' Campaign Issue, October 2, 1956
  12. ^ Boston Globe, Vermont G.O.P. Defies Critics At State Parley, July 20, 1957
  13. ^ New York Times, State Chairman Map G.O.P. Drives, May 2, 1958
  14. ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, record for Carleton Gibson Howe, accessed May 30, 2012
  15. ^ Social Security Death Index, entry for Carleton G. Howe, accessed May 30, 2012
  16. ^ "Former Legislator, Carlton G. Howe, Dies at 95". Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vermont. September 23, 1993. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
Political offices
Preceded by President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate
1953 – 1957 		Succeeded by